Shak
@itsshak.bsky.social
✨ Level Designer @ Sanzaru Games | Previously Hi-Rez | Opinions are my own and don't reflect employer | Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️ | He/They ✨
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Hey folks, this is a reminder that I'm currently looking for work! I'm an experienced producer with 8 years in games, worked on major franchises like God of War and Gears of War (yes), in Unreal and Unity houses, and across technical and creative disciplines. Please feel free to reach out!
June 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Hey folks, this is a reminder that I'm currently looking for work! I'm an experienced producer with 8 years in games, worked on major franchises like God of War and Gears of War (yes), in Unreal and Unity houses, and across technical and creative disciplines. Please feel free to reach out!
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I'm back to scanning old #zelda publications. I'm doing the 2400dpi scans of the 1986 Kadokawa strategy guide archive.org/details/guid... right now
This is art from a page talking about how you make a game character fit the role you invision. No wonder I picked Zora (Zola) from this guide, lol
This is art from a page talking about how you make a game character fit the role you invision. No wonder I picked Zora (Zola) from this guide, lol
May 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I'm back to scanning old #zelda publications. I'm doing the 2400dpi scans of the 1986 Kadokawa strategy guide archive.org/details/guid... right now
This is art from a page talking about how you make a game character fit the role you invision. No wonder I picked Zora (Zola) from this guide, lol
This is art from a page talking about how you make a game character fit the role you invision. No wonder I picked Zora (Zola) from this guide, lol
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Here to say that we wouldn't exist without arts funding.
Not only would 1000xRESIST not exist without arts funding, we as artists who practiced for YEARS, trying to understand ourselves and our mediums would not exist without arts funding.
Fund the arts! All of them. Including games.
Not only would 1000xRESIST not exist without arts funding, we as artists who practiced for YEARS, trying to understand ourselves and our mediums would not exist without arts funding.
Fund the arts! All of them. Including games.
Canada subsidized 1000xRESIST
France subsidized Clair Obscur
Governments pay for lots of art
Normally
France subsidized Clair Obscur
Governments pay for lots of art
Normally
or arts funding. I’d take arts funding
May 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Here to say that we wouldn't exist without arts funding.
Not only would 1000xRESIST not exist without arts funding, we as artists who practiced for YEARS, trying to understand ourselves and our mediums would not exist without arts funding.
Fund the arts! All of them. Including games.
Not only would 1000xRESIST not exist without arts funding, we as artists who practiced for YEARS, trying to understand ourselves and our mediums would not exist without arts funding.
Fund the arts! All of them. Including games.
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Expedition 33 was made thanks to a small internal team and a BIG team of outsourced devs. Most big games, and many small games, are made this way!
If you don’t know a ton about outsourcing in game dev, People Make Games has done a phenomenal job covering it
youtu.be/bm7KUE1Kwts?...
If you don’t know a ton about outsourcing in game dev, People Make Games has done a phenomenal job covering it
youtu.be/bm7KUE1Kwts?...
May 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Expedition 33 was made thanks to a small internal team and a BIG team of outsourced devs. Most big games, and many small games, are made this way!
If you don’t know a ton about outsourcing in game dev, People Make Games has done a phenomenal job covering it
youtu.be/bm7KUE1Kwts?...
If you don’t know a ton about outsourcing in game dev, People Make Games has done a phenomenal job covering it
youtu.be/bm7KUE1Kwts?...
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Hey folks, it is still pretty rough out there in the job market, so if you see or hear about any senior roles in production, please let me know! www.linkedin.com/in/shaynamoon
Shayna Moon - SANZARU | LinkedIn
Forbes 30 Under 30 Games list 2020 · Experience: SANZARU · Education: Denius-Sams Gaming Academy · Location: Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Shayna Moon’s profile on...
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April 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hey folks, it is still pretty rough out there in the job market, so if you see or hear about any senior roles in production, please let me know! www.linkedin.com/in/shaynamoon
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Happy Valentine's Day!💘 (Or Night...?) Zagreus is handy with that heart-seeking bow on this occasion, while Melinoë's still learning the ropes.
May Aphrodite herself help you take your best shot today, or just have a lovely time!💘
May Aphrodite herself help you take your best shot today, or just have a lovely time!💘
February 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy Valentine's Day!💘 (Or Night...?) Zagreus is handy with that heart-seeking bow on this occasion, while Melinoë's still learning the ropes.
May Aphrodite herself help you take your best shot today, or just have a lovely time!💘
May Aphrodite herself help you take your best shot today, or just have a lovely time!💘
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Anyway I’m seeking Senior Producer roles in games and am willing/eager to relocate outside of the US.
February 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Anyway I’m seeking Senior Producer roles in games and am willing/eager to relocate outside of the US.
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MCR this. American Idiot that. Meanwhile, ALL YALL MOTHERFUCKERS ARE VERY *VERY* WRONG.
February 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
MCR this. American Idiot that. Meanwhile, ALL YALL MOTHERFUCKERS ARE VERY *VERY* WRONG.
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every milestone i have ever been a part of on any video game team ever:
February 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
every milestone i have ever been a part of on any video game team ever:
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we wouldn't need "fast travel" if our game studios invested in accessible and affordable public transport infrastructure. skyrim should have a tram network. assassin's creed should have several regular bus routes. give ghost of tsushima a metro
February 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
we wouldn't need "fast travel" if our game studios invested in accessible and affordable public transport infrastructure. skyrim should have a tram network. assassin's creed should have several regular bus routes. give ghost of tsushima a metro
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ah cool, an archive of all CDC data before they tampered with it
CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.
archive.org
February 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
ah cool, an archive of all CDC data before they tampered with it
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I love test levels/rules levels/guide levels - especially when you leave some cruft in the corner of things you don't talk about anymore...
Scale in level design is super important.
That's why we have a special level to test all the metrics:
#indiedev #indiegame #ue5 #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #gaming #kvasir #leveldesign
That's why we have a special level to test all the metrics:
#indiedev #indiegame #ue5 #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #gaming #kvasir #leveldesign
February 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I love test levels/rules levels/guide levels - especially when you leave some cruft in the corner of things you don't talk about anymore...
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men, listen the fuck up.
one of the most loving things you can do for your partners and families is take care of yourself. Make that doctor's appointment you've been putting off NOW. Start therapy NOW. Get your shit sorted out.
one of the most loving things you can do for your partners and families is take care of yourself. Make that doctor's appointment you've been putting off NOW. Start therapy NOW. Get your shit sorted out.
January 31, 2025 at 10:16 PM
men, listen the fuck up.
one of the most loving things you can do for your partners and families is take care of yourself. Make that doctor's appointment you've been putting off NOW. Start therapy NOW. Get your shit sorted out.
one of the most loving things you can do for your partners and families is take care of yourself. Make that doctor's appointment you've been putting off NOW. Start therapy NOW. Get your shit sorted out.
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I'm Devon, and I'm looking for my next opportunity!
Let me bring 7 years of Test/QA and leadership experience to your studio. I've worked on everything from indie titles to AAA, including live service!
Check out my credits and resume over here: somnifery.com
#gamesjobs #lookingforwork #gamedev
Let me bring 7 years of Test/QA and leadership experience to your studio. I've worked on everything from indie titles to AAA, including live service!
Check out my credits and resume over here: somnifery.com
#gamesjobs #lookingforwork #gamedev
somnifery
somnifery.com
October 17, 2024 at 7:23 PM
I'm Devon, and I'm looking for my next opportunity!
Let me bring 7 years of Test/QA and leadership experience to your studio. I've worked on everything from indie titles to AAA, including live service!
Check out my credits and resume over here: somnifery.com
#gamesjobs #lookingforwork #gamedev
Let me bring 7 years of Test/QA and leadership experience to your studio. I've worked on everything from indie titles to AAA, including live service!
Check out my credits and resume over here: somnifery.com
#gamesjobs #lookingforwork #gamedev
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Hello! I’m looking for work, ideally in an editor role. It’s been an honor to work with so many talented professionals, and a pleasure to meet so many amazing community members, in my 19 years at BioWare. I’m so grateful to all of you.
January 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Hello! I’m looking for work, ideally in an editor role. It’s been an honor to work with so many talented professionals, and a pleasure to meet so many amazing community members, in my 19 years at BioWare. I’m so grateful to all of you.
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I'm now looking for a new writing/narrative position. It's been a privilege to work with so many amazing devs over my 20 years at BioWare, and I will cherish the memories of the wonderful folks in the community I've met along the way. Thank you all.
January 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I'm now looking for a new writing/narrative position. It's been a privilege to work with so many amazing devs over my 20 years at BioWare, and I will cherish the memories of the wonderful folks in the community I've met along the way. Thank you all.
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🏳️⚧️‼️ TRANS FOLK IN THE GAMES INDUSTRY‼️🏳️⚧️
If you are in need of work, please share your portfolio here!
If you are not trans but you see this - donate $5 to Trans Lifeline and I will match your donation!
translifeline.org
If you are in need of work, please share your portfolio here!
If you are not trans but you see this - donate $5 to Trans Lifeline and I will match your donation!
translifeline.org
Home - Trans Lifeline
A resource for coming out to your friends, family, co-workers, and the online world. Radicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for
translifeline.org
January 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
🏳️⚧️‼️ TRANS FOLK IN THE GAMES INDUSTRY‼️🏳️⚧️
If you are in need of work, please share your portfolio here!
If you are not trans but you see this - donate $5 to Trans Lifeline and I will match your donation!
translifeline.org
If you are in need of work, please share your portfolio here!
If you are not trans but you see this - donate $5 to Trans Lifeline and I will match your donation!
translifeline.org
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It's hard to know what to say or whether it's even worth adding to the doom - what I will say is buy your trans friends' weird zine, their album, their art game - buy them a beer or a soda or a meal - give them some ko-fi money for doing absolutely nothing. We gotta protect trans kids and adults.
January 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
It's hard to know what to say or whether it's even worth adding to the doom - what I will say is buy your trans friends' weird zine, their album, their art game - buy them a beer or a soda or a meal - give them some ko-fi money for doing absolutely nothing. We gotta protect trans kids and adults.
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Good things come to those who wait - the Video Game History Foundation Digital Library launches on January 30th, 2025. (We'll tell you all about it then!)
January 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Good things come to those who wait - the Video Game History Foundation Digital Library launches on January 30th, 2025. (We'll tell you all about it then!)
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It’s been such an honor to write for this kind of game. I never thought my career would bring me here. I’m so excited to introduce the world to South of Midnight in full. It means a lot to me.
All the stories are real, darlin'.
South of Midnight launches April 8th, 2025, on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox App for Windows PC, Steam and cloud, or play it day one with Game Pass.
PRE-ORDER NOW!
Xbox: t.co/c2fs6s0dYV
Steam: t.co/CkFZUSiANV
Watch the full story trailer: youtu.be/mduNO0poAnE
South of Midnight launches April 8th, 2025, on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox App for Windows PC, Steam and cloud, or play it day one with Game Pass.
PRE-ORDER NOW!
Xbox: t.co/c2fs6s0dYV
Steam: t.co/CkFZUSiANV
Watch the full story trailer: youtu.be/mduNO0poAnE
January 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It’s been such an honor to write for this kind of game. I never thought my career would bring me here. I’m so excited to introduce the world to South of Midnight in full. It means a lot to me.
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January 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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OUR HADES BLU-RAY IS OUT NOW!
Hades: Developing Hell - The Complete Series is now available thanks to our friends at @supergiantgames.bsky.social. It's our first ever physical edition so we're really excited to have it out there.
GRAB ONE WHILE STOCKS LAST: supergiant.games/developinghell
Hades: Developing Hell - The Complete Series is now available thanks to our friends at @supergiantgames.bsky.social. It's our first ever physical edition so we're really excited to have it out there.
GRAB ONE WHILE STOCKS LAST: supergiant.games/developinghell
Hades - Noclip's 'Developing Hell': The Making of Hades Blu-ray
How did the mega-hit dungeon crawler Hades come to be? This one-of-a-kind video documentary takes you inside developer Supergiant Games for every step of the game’s journey: from before its surprise a...
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January 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
OUR HADES BLU-RAY IS OUT NOW!
Hades: Developing Hell - The Complete Series is now available thanks to our friends at @supergiantgames.bsky.social. It's our first ever physical edition so we're really excited to have it out there.
GRAB ONE WHILE STOCKS LAST: supergiant.games/developinghell
Hades: Developing Hell - The Complete Series is now available thanks to our friends at @supergiantgames.bsky.social. It's our first ever physical edition so we're really excited to have it out there.
GRAB ONE WHILE STOCKS LAST: supergiant.games/developinghell
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Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
January 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
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We need to have this conversation about games ASAP. If you're a trans dev let's work together to preserve your work. Cis devs, we need to get our asses in gear to support this.
A lot of the actionable advice here for American trans creators really stuck out to me, particularly the warning that we need to stop heavily relying on cloud storage for harboring our works, because those are platforms to which trans folks' access could be rescinded at any time.
Okay, here’s the deal: RIGHT NOW is the time for concrete, direct action.
If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.
If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.
January 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We need to have this conversation about games ASAP. If you're a trans dev let's work together to preserve your work. Cis devs, we need to get our asses in gear to support this.